Carnival Corp. (CCL) stock gained 1.92 percent to $37.70 in pre-market trading. The company reported the fourth quarter net income of $93 million or $0.12 per share, down from $217 million or $0.28 per share in the same period last year. Adjusted net profit was $0.13 per share, above the analysts’ estimate of $0.11 per share. Quarterly revenues declined to $3.6 billion from $3.7 billion last year but topped Reuters’ estimate of $3.54 billion.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) stock plunged 2.49 percent to 43.42 in pre-market trading. Chase Bank USA, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, and Bloomspot Inc announced Thursday that they had signed an agreement and plan of merger whereby Chase would acquire Bloomspot.

EMC Corp. (EMC) stock plunged 2.35 percent to $25.30 in pre-market trading. The stock has a 52-week low of $21.25, a 52-week high of $30.00 and $54.58 billion in market capitalization.

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) stock declined 2.65 percent to $34.59 in pre-market trading. Earlier this week, the analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on the shares of AIG with a price target of $45.00.

Tesoro Corp. (TSO) stock fell 2.05 percent to $43.45 in pre-market trading. The stock has a 52-week low of $20.77, a 52-week high of $45.41 and $6.23 billion in market capitalization.

Bank of America Corp. (BAC) stock declined 1.91 percent to $11.30 in pre-market trading. The stock has a 52-week low of $5.10, a 52-week high of $11.52 and $124.16 billion in market capitalization.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock slipped 1.99 percent to $521.73 in pre-market trading. The analysts at Citigroup Monday downgraded shares of AAPL to a “neutral” rating from a “buy” rating with a new price target of $575.

NYSE Euronext, Inc (NYX) stock declined 1.92 percent to $31.63 in pre-market trading. Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announced Thursday that it was investigating the potential legal claims against the board of directors of NYX regarding the possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the company’s entry into an agreement to be acquired by IntercontinentalExchange Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $8.2 billion.

Facebook Inc. (FB) stock declined 1.17 percent to $27.04 in pre-market trading. The stock has a 52-week low of $17.55, a 52-week high of $45.00 and $59.27 billion in market capitalization.

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